A man from China made the grand gesture of proposing to his girlfriend in an event that was witnessed by 600 people. Ma Caojun, 32, popped the question to Qin Jiaojiao - and then he also offered her a bouquet filled with money, reported People Daily.
The couple, who have been together for three years, had been talking about getting married back in January. However, Ma's work commitments delayed their plans, according to Daily Mail.
To make it up to his girl, the groom-to-be chose to make their marriage plans official during a company event held Feb. 21 where Ma was to receive an award. As he got up onstage in front of hundreds of colleagues, he also asked Qin to join him. Then he got down on his knee and gave a speech.
"From now on, all you need to worry about is staying beautiful and I will be the breadwinner and provide everything else... Will you marry me?" said Ma. He then handed his future bride a bouquet filled with 100 yuan bank notes (about $1,500), according to Mashable.
The bride-to-be accepted the marriage proposal with a kiss.
However, Chinese netizens were not celebrating with the couple after the proposal went viral on social media.
"Disgustingly vulgar," said one commenter on microblogging site Weibo, according to the Telegraph. "Is this girl marrying herself off or selling herself out?" asked another.
The florist who made the bouquet for Ma said that they initially had concerns with his request. "But the customer was extremely insistent," Mr. Jin told the Telegraph. "He withdrew the money from the bank himself and brought the notes to us."
